Crusader Period Sword Found in the Mediterranean Sea
A 12th-century Crusader longsword was found by a scuba diver off Carmel Beach, near Haifa, in 2021.
The sword, encrusted with shells, was scanned with X-rays to reveal an iron blade, fuller, cross guard, and a disk-shaped pommel. The original owner was likely a crusader knight slain in battle near the beach.
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A 12th-century Crusader longsword was found off Carmel Beach, near Haifa, in 2021.
X-rays revealed an iron blade, fuller, cross guard, and a disk-shaped pommel. The original owner was likely a crusader knight slain in battle near the beach.
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